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"Mary" <nospamXX@invalid.net> wrote:
> "Brian" <bclark@es.co.nz> wrote in message 
> news:1717250769393173583.815371bclark-es.co.nz@free.teranews.com...
>> I'm looking for games like Myst. Can you still buy adventure games or are
>> they dying out?
>> If there are adventure games about then what are the names of these games?
> 
> Brian,
> 
> I liked Myst Exile (Myst III)  the best in the Myst series. I played the 
> original Myst and Riven and Myst Exile. I think I also got Myst IV (Myst 
> Revelation) but never finished it. I thought it was boring. I didn't like 
> the original Myst much though I played it and finished it. I found it and 
> Riven too hard for me. I found Myst Exile hard too but found it more 
> interesting and have played it a few times since. It looks like you are in 
> New Zealand, so if you can't find it there, you might find it on Ebay or 
> Amazon.com (US site) by a seller, if they ship to NZ.
> 
> www.gog.com is a good place to look for older adventure games most of which 
> have been modified for newer systems, and often on sale on some weekends at 
> good prices. They are only downloadable but they have some good old 
> adventure games and some not so old. I've bought quite a few there.
> There are still some adventure games which are released now and then. 
> Unfortunately for us adventurers, not nearly as many as earlier times, but 
> still some.
> 
> Mary

Thanks Many for the advice and site address.
I don't know why action games dominated the market over adventure games.
Maybe there is more artwork with the scenery in graphic adventure games
that takes time to create and also there is a thrill of shooting at
something. The was a time when games such as Kings Quest, Police Quest etc
were very popular and people didn't mind the bad graphics. Simulation games
also seem to be less in demand.

Its difficult to set a difficulty level with adventure games. If they are
too easy there is a lack of feeling that you have achieved something and if
they are too difficult then you start to loose interest in the game and
feel that you have wasted your money in buying it. I feel that they need to
build in a hint option when the player needs it as not all players are good
at solving adventure games.

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Regards Brian